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Self disclosure, Filter theory and Physical attractiveness - Coggle Diagram
Self disclosure, Filter theory and Physical attractiveness
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Hass and Stratford
Supports self disclosure - they studied homosexual relationships and found that 57% of gay men found that self-disclosure is a good way to maintain a research.
A strength of their sample was that it used all types of couples, heterosexual and homosexual, this increases to the diversity of the results which increases the generalisability and increasing the population validity.
In adition it has practical aplication as it can be used in therapy because self disclosure helps build trust and so can be used to improve relationships.
Tang et al (2013)
Findings were that men and women in the USA self-disclosed significantly more sexual thoughts and feelings than men and women in China. However, the level of satisfaction was already high in both areas.
This shows that self-disclosure is not a requirement for successful relationships in all cultures, making Social Penetration theory culturally biased.
filter theory
first level - sociodemographic characteristics, such as physical proximity, level of education, social class, religion and other important factors people are likely to pay attention to when we are meeting a person for the first time.
2nd level - relates to similarity of attitudes. Same core beliefs and values, such as views on career and importance of family.
3rd level - · For long-term couples the third filter, complementarity, plays a much more important role. Complementarity refers to each of the partners having some traits that the other partner lacks, and helping each other to fulfil their needs.
Lonely hearts study
Women tended to describe themselves in terms of physical attractiveness and youth
Men advertised their resources and intelligence more than women.
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